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Saaler Sven

 
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NameSaaler Sven
Alternative NamesSven Saaler
URLhttp://www.japanesehistory.de
AffiliationSophia University
SectionFaculty of Liberal Arts
Job titleProfessor
DegreeDR. Phil.(Ph.D.)(Univ. of BONN)
Other AffiliationGraduate School of Global Studies
Research funding number70401205
J-Global ID200901007736624683

Profile

http://www.japanesehistory.de/

Education

 
Apr 1995
 - 
Nov 1999
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Philosophische Fakultät Japanologisches Seminar
 
Nov 1999
   
 
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Philosophische Fakultät Japanologisches Seminar
 
Oct 1990
 - 
Mar 1995
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Philosophische Fakultät Japanologisches Seminar
 
Dec 1994
   
 
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Philosophische Fakultät Japanologisches Seminar
 
Oct 1989
 - 
Sep 1990
Universität zu Köln Philosophische Fakultät Historisches Seminar
 

Research History

 
Apr 2017
 - 
Today
Sophia University Faculty of Liberal Arts Professor 
 
Sep 2008
 - 
Mar 2017
Sophia University Faculty of Liberal Arts  
 
Apr 2005
 - 
Sep 2008
The University of Tokyo  Associate Professor 
 
Jan 2004
 - 
Mar 2005
German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ)  Head of Humanities Section 
 
Nov 2000
 - 
Dec 2003
German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ)  Senior Researcher 
 

Research Interests

 
近現代日本史 ,黒龍会 ,記憶 ,ドイツ ,Pan-Asianism ,Asianism ,歴史認識 ,ソ連 ,銅像 ,東亜同文会 ,戦間期日本 ,歴史教科書問題 ,儀式的教育 ,歴史記憶 ,日独関係史 ,デモクラシー運動 ,日本 ,文化

Research Areas

 
  • Humanities & social sciences / International relations / 
  • Humanities & social sciences / History - Japan / 

Books and Other Publications

 
 
Saaler Sven (with Christian W. Spang and Rolf-Harald Wippich)(Part:Joint author)
Munich: Iudicium / OAG – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens   2023      
 
Sven Saaler(Part:Sole author)
Leiden: Brill   2020      
 
Sven Saaler (with Hasegawa Yûichi and Yoshitsugu Kôsuke)(Part:Joint edit)
Tokyo: Ronsôsha   May 2018      
 
Sven Saaler (with Christopher W.A. Szpilman)(Part:Joint edit)
London and New York: Routledge   2018      
https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Modern-Japanese-History/Saaler-Szpilman/p/book/9781138815186
 
Sven Saaler (with Eckhardt Fuchs and Kasahara Tokushi)(Part:Joint edit)
Göttingen: V&R Academic   2018      

Papers

 
 
Sven Saaler   
Oxford Research Encyclopedia in Asian History      Apr 2019   [Refereed][Invited]
<p>The Japanese colonial empire was composed of territories adjacent to the Japanese archipelago, ranging from Southern Sakhalin in the north to Taiwan in the south. Unlike most European powers, Japan did not acquire colonial territories that were...
 
Sven Saaler   
International Journal of Asian Studies   11(2) 125-160   2014   [Refereed]
In the conduct of prewar Japanese foreign relations, political associations (seiji kessha) - we might also call them pressure groups - exerted considerable political influence, particularly on Japan's relations with China and other Asian nations. ...
 
Sven Saaler   
日本の科学者 (Journal of Japanese Scientists)   48(8) 18-23   Oct 2013   [Refereed]
 
Sven Saaler   
Comparativ. Zeitschrift für Globalgeschichte und vergleichende Gesellschaftsforschung   19 27-43   2009   [Refereed]

Presentations

 
 
18 Dec 2023   Informasia   [Invited]
 
 
Workshop: Creating the Samurai   3 Nov 2023   [Invited]
 
Sven Saaler   
1 Nov 2023   Chinese University of Hongkong   [Invited]
 
EAJS2023: 17th International Conference of the European Association of Japanese Studies   18 Aug 2023   European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)   [Invited]

Committee Memberships

 
Apr 2019
 - 
Today
Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU)  Member of the Steering Committee
 
May 2008
 - 
Today
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)  Japan Representative
 

Professional Memberships

 
 
   
 
European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)

Misc.

 
 
IPG      Dec 2023   [Refereed][Invited]
 
サーラ・スヴェン   
Shūeisha Online (集英社オンライン)      Aug 2022
 
Sven Saaler   
IPG - Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung      Jul 2022   [Refereed][Invited]
 
 

Research Projects

 
 
Postwar Memorialization Discourses in Defeated Communities: An International Comparative Study
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Sheftall M.G. TOMONAGA Masao TANAKA Terumi 
Project Year: Apr 2012 - Mar 2018
 
Summary research on the Japanese war memorial from a contemporary and world history point of view
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
HIYAMA YUKIO SAKURAI Ryoju SAALER Sven MATSUDA Kyoko MATUEKANE Kimimasa MOTOYASU Hiroshi HIGASHIYAMA Kyoko 
Project Year: Oct 2012 - Mar 2016
 
Mutual Perceptions in Japanese-German Relations : Images, Imaginings, and Stereotypes
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
SAALER Sven KAWAKITA Atsuko KUDO Akira TAJIMA Nobuo WIPPICH RolfーHarald KATO Yoko ISHIDA Yuji HAGITANI Jun 
Project Year: 2008 - 2010
 
The general study about the memorial services for the war victims in Modern Japan
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
HIYAMA Yukio OTOMO Masako MATSUKANE Kimimasa MATSUDA Kyoko FUJINAMI Kiyoshi KATO Kiyofumi MAEKAWA Kaori SVEN Saaler TAMURA Ichiro MOTOYASU Hiroshi HIGASHIYAMA Kyoko 
Project Year: 2006 - 2009

Academic Activities

 
 
 
Review
https://brill.com/display/serial/BJSL?language=en 1 Jan 2019 - Today

Social Activities

 
 
[Advisor,Informant,Planner,Contribution]
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Japan 160 Years German-Japanese Friendship 21 Jan 2021 - Today

Media Coverage

 
 
 
Sven Saaler   The Japan Times, by Jesse Johnson   Mar 2022   [Newspaper, magazine]
 
Sven Saaler   Kyodo News, by Ko Hirano   Nov 2021   [Newspaper, magazine]
 
Sven Saaler   BR 24, by Kathrin Erdmann   May 2021   [TV or radio program]
 
Sven Saaler   BBC, by Michiyo Yakamoto   Oct 2020   [Newspaper, magazine]